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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What skill does Abuela teach Esmeralda?
(a) Needlepoint.
(b) Knitting.
(c) Rolling pastries.
(d) Cooking.

2. What can Esmeralda hear from the stoop as she holds back tears in "Why Women Remain Jamona"?
(a) The sound of the water lapping the shore.
(b) The sound of the telephone ringing downstairs.
(c) The sound of Abuela praying the rosary.
(d) The sound of Papi fighting with Abuela.

3. What is the closest city to Macun?
(a) Santo Domingo.
(b) Santurce.
(c) San Juan.
(d) Bayamon.

4. What does Esmeralda call New York when she first hears that Tata has moved there?
(a) Nueva York.
(b) America.
(c) Los Nueva Yores.
(d) Alla.

5. In "Someone is Coming to Steal Your Lap", how does Mami react to the rain?
(a) She tells the children to take off their clothes and play in the rain.
(b) She tells the children to stay inside out of the weather.
(c) She tells the children to grab pails and collect the water.
(d) She tells the children it is a sign of bad things to come.

6. What color shirt does Papi want on Sunday morning?
(a) White.
(b) It used to be white, but now it's brownish.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

7. How many avocado trees does the family have left after the disaster in "Mami Gets a Job"?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 9.
(d) 5.

8. What did Esmeralda volunteer to do at school?
(a) Scold misbehaving children.
(b) Watch younger children after school.
(c) Arrange the classroom.
(d) Prepare food for the children.

9. What natural phenomenon opens "Mami Gets a Job"?
(a) A hurricane.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A fire.
(d) A tsunami.

10. Which saying opens "The American Invasion of Macun"?
(a) "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger."
(b) "What doesn't kill you, makes you weaker."
(c) "What doesn't kill you, makes you fat."
(d) "What doesn't make you stronger, makes you fat."

11. Where do the town people seek shelter at the opening of "Mami Gets a Job"?
(a) Tata's.
(b) The school.
(c) Dona Ana's.
(d) The local church.

12. How does Esmeralda burn her fingers?
(a) She touches the stove.
(b) She touches a lit candle.
(c) She touches the sunny side of the house.
(d) She runs the water too hot.

13. When Mami arrives to pick up Esmeralda in "Why Women Remain Jamona", what amenity does Mami brag about having?
(a) Electricity.
(b) Indoor plumbing.
(c) Hot water.
(d) Running water.

14. Which Puerto Rican food does the American food expert fail to recognize?
(a) Breadfruit.
(b) Guava.
(c) Starfruit.
(d) Soursop.

15. How many mango trees does the family lose in "Mami Gets a Job"?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Esmeralda learns that all men are which of the following?

2. Who is the governor of Puerto Rico during "The Invasion of Macun"?

3. Why is Mami afraid of the dirt floor in the new house?

4. What is mavi, the beverage that Papi makes in "Mami Gets a Job"?

5. Where do the children sleep?

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